Fair Price 1990 Sunsetter

[seldomright]

What would be a fair price for a 1990 Sunsetter in good shape but in need of stringer repairs? What would it cost to have a reputable repair company replace the stringers? The floor would have to be replaced at the same time, I would assume.

Thanks.

[Levi900RR]

Need more info... I'd say 3G's with what you have stated. Boat is probably worth 7-9K without needing any significant repairs.

Does it have a tower, Perfect pass, stereo. How many hours, how does the hull look. How is the interior? Engine? Other mods? Trailer? cover?

[seldomright]

It has a trailer in fair condition, cover, no tower,cheap stereo, the hull is good, slight hazing in the fiberglass but overall pretty good, original interior has some small blemishes but I would probably redo it in a couple of years. The 5.7 carborated engine has been modified with electronic ignition and the boat has about 850 hours on it.

[Levi900RR]

I'd say if you really like it and want to dig into a huge job of replacing stringers / floor than 3G's is a fair price.

What does the seller want for it?

[mnhays]

Tell him you'll pay $2k-3k for it. then walk away and he'll offer you 2k.

[JasonK]

I was told it was about $3k for stringer and floor replacement.

If everything works on the boat, with a trailer, I'd say it's worth $6,000.

Edited September 17, 2013 by JasonK

[seldomright]

Thanks. It is my boat and I am trying to decide to either have it fixed before I sell it, or sell it as is and let the new owner fix it. I will do a full disclosure to anyone looking at the boat because I wouldnt want anyone hiding something like that from me if I were buying. I just want to know what a fair price is in need of stringer repair. I am not skilled enough or have the equipment to tackle the job myself, so I would need to pay someone to do it. I have no idea what someone would charge for the job. I contacted one person who does fiberglass repair and he told me that I would be looking at a $10,000 repair bill if he did it. That sounded a little steep to me! I figured I could get some information from the folks on the 'Bu Crew with experience in this.

[dlowry81]

I contacted a local place around here that does extensive boat repair and rebuilding when I was considering buying a sunsetter in similar conditions to what yours sounds like. I was quoted a starting price of $4-5K and told it could increase slightly once they saw the boat. I believe that price included carpet as well.

[seldomright]

Thanks everyone. I will try and find some other repair places that do stringer work and see what their prices would be.

[lewistonskier]

Just a thought, but it seems that a threat pops up here fairly often that someone is looking for a project boat. It might be worth listing it for the 2-3K that people are suggesting to see if you can get any offers.

My $.02 is that if you pay someone to do the repairs, best case senerio is that you'll get the money you put into it plus another $1000, so you'd probably be better off financily selling it as a project boat.